Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and enterprise technology and innovative solutions provider Blackboard Inc, US, have announced a new global partnership. The deal will enable institutions running the Blackboard Learn platform to seamlessly access Wiley’s rich collection of learning content and tools – including the popular online teaching and learning environment, WileyPLUS.
As part of the partnership that was first announced at this year’s BbWorld held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the companies plan to integrate the content and capabilities of WileyPLUS and Blackboard Learn to simplify and strengthen the process for adding digital content and tools to courses. The integration plans to enable users of WileyPLUS to access the system with their Blackboard credentials and automatically synchronise grades and other data with the Blackboard Learn gradebook.
The integration plans to eliminate the need for students and instructors to manage activities and information in separate systems with multiple logins. It also plans to greatly enhance adoption and workflow for users of Wiley’s digital content and tools within Blackboard Learn, a learning management platform in higher education.
WileyPLUS is a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning that includes the entire digital textbook. Available for over 225 Wiley titles and used in over 20 countries globally, WileyPLUS builds student confidence because it takes the guesswork out of studying and is proven to improve student outcomes.
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